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Senior Network & Email Security Engineer Saudi National

Job in Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Listing for: CBT
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-12
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, IT Support, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 200000 - 300000 SAR Yearly SAR 200000.00 300000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Network & Email Security Engineer (5+ years) — Saudi National

Overview

Senior Network & Email Security Engineer (5+ years) — Saudi National

Responsibilities
  • Operational Ownership (Network)

    • Daily health checks for NGFW clusters, threat/content updates, license/status, HA sync/state.

    • Rulebase hygiene: reduce unused/overlapping rules, enforce least privilege, maintain application-based policies, validate security profiles (AV/IPS/URL filtering).

    • Remote access posture (e.g., Global Protect or equivalent): portal/gateway policies, MFA integration with IAM team, and user experience SLAs.

    • Traffic troubleshooting: ACC/log analysis, PCAPs, policy simulation; coordinate fixes with platform owners.

  • Operational Ownership (Email Security)

    • Inbound/outbound policy tuning; phishing/BEC controls and executive spoof protection.

    • URL and attachment sandboxing effectiveness; manage quarantine queues and approval flows.

    • Partner with Messaging team on SPF/DKIM/DMARC alignment; monitor sending reputation and delivery health.

    • Provide user-facing guidance (digests, safe release, false positive/negative handling).

  • Incident Response & Threat Handling

    • Lead P1 incidents across perimeter/email; coordinate with SOC (SIEM alerts, playbooks).

    • Rapid containment (block rules, URL detonation verdicts, sender throttling), evidence capture, and RCA with corrective actions.

    • Prepare CAB-ready change plans (impact, test, rollback) for signature/content updates, firmware upgrades, and policy changes.

    • Post-change validation and documentation.

  • Compliance & Evidence

    • Update logs, quarantine reports, incident timelines, and monthly posture reviews.

    • Familiarity with SAMA & NCA CSF audit and regulations requirements.

    • Support internal/external audits with traceable evidence.

  • Documentation & KT

    • Own runbooks/SOPs (policy hygiene, incident triage, quarantine workflows, upgrade steps).

  • Qualifications
    • Saudi National; 5+ years in enterprise network and email security operations.

    • Hands-on with NGFWs (preferably Palo Alto) and a major Secure Email Gateway (e.g., Proofpoint).

    • Strong change/incident management discipline; clear written reports in English (Arabic a plus).

    • Comfortable with packet analysis, SSL decryption concepts, and mail flow basics with messaging teams.

    Preferred
    • Banking/regulated-sector experience.

    • Experience integrating controls with SIEM/SOAR.

    Performance Metrics
    • NGFW: rulebase cleanup achieved; 100% Internet-bound policies; HA stability with zero unscheduled failovers.

    • VPN: user connectivity SLA met; MFA posture validated; incident MTTR ≤ agreed SLA.

    • Email: measurable drop in false negatives for phishing/BEC; quarantine SLA adherence; monthly evidence packs accepted in internal pre-audit.

    Location & Model

    On-site at Client’s Premises (Riyadh), Sun–Thu; on-call for P1s/changes.

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    Position Requirements
    5+ Years work experience
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